[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 193 (Friday, October 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56249-56250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22030]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-843, A-580-829, A-583-828]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Japan, the Republic of Korea, and 
Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department 
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(AD) orders on stainless steel wire rod (SSWR) from Japan, the Republic 
of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable October 8, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Williams or Minoo Hatten, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5166 or (202) 
482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
sunset reviews of the AD orders on stainless steel wire rod (SSWR) from 
Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan \1\ pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), Commerce received 
notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from the 
domestic interested parties \3\ within 15 days after the date of

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publication of the Initiation Notice.\4\ The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status under sections 771(9)(C) and 
(E) of the Act.
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    \1\ See Notice of Amendment of Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel 
Wire Rod from Korea, 63 FR 49331 (September 15, 1998); see also 
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from 
Japan, 63 FR 49328 (September 15, 1998); and Notice of Amendment of 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping 
Duty Order: Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Taiwan, 63 FR 49332 
(September 15, 1998) (collectively, AD Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 35070 
(July 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are Carpenter Technology 
Corporation (Carpenter), North American Stainless (NAS), and 
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Universal) 
(collectively, domestic interested parties).
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five Year 
(`Sunset') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel 
Wire Rod from Japan--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of Intent 
to Participate,'' dated July 15, 2021; see also ``Five Year 
(`Sunset') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel 
Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 15, 2021; and ``Five 
Year (`Sunset') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless 
Steel Wire Rod from Taiwan--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated July 15, 2021.
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    Commerce received adequate substantive responses to the Initiation 
Notice from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day period 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received no 
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. In 
accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day, 
sunset reviews of the AD Orders.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Wire 
Rod from Japan--Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response,'' 
dated August 2, 2021; ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review Of Antidumping 
Duty Order on Stainless Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea--
Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response,'' dated August 2, 
2021; and ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on 
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Taiwan--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Substantive Response,'' dated August 2, 2021.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the AD Orders is SSWR which is currently 
classified under subheading 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 
7221.00.0045, and 7221.00.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience 
and customs purposes. A full description of the scopes of the AD Orders 
is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\ The written 
description is dispositive.
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless 
Steel Wire Rod from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude of 
dumping margins likely to prevail if the order was revoked. Parties can 
find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the 
corresponding recommendations in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, 
which is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be found at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the AD Orders would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins 
of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins up to 
the following percentages:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                           Country                              dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Japan.......................................................       33.58
Korea.......................................................       28.44
Taiwan......................................................        2.22
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification 
of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to 
sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and notice 
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: October 4, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2021-22030 Filed 10-7-21; 8:45 am]
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